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Mountain View County (MVC) council has been given an update on the Mountain View Regional Waste Management Commission 2019 budget. The review came during council’s recent regularly scheduled meeting in council chambers.

Beef producers can expect to be working closely with veterinarians as antimicrobial protocols change in Canada, participants heard at the annual Ranching Opportunities conference at Olds College. Dr.

Gerald Ingeveld, president of the Olds and District Rural Crime Watch Association (RCW) says he welcomes a new multi-stakeholder project aimed at reducing crime in rural Alberta, and break and enters in particular.

DIDSBURY -- The Town of Didsbury held a couple of budget meetings on Jan. 31 at the town office. The meeting consisted of two parts, a review of the 2019 proposed capital budget followed by the 2019 proposed operating budget.

The Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) working group looking at the Bighorn Country proposal issued a list of concerns it says it has with the plan.

More than 400 area residents and visitors from outside the district attended a three-hour open house regarding the Bighorn County proposal in Sundre on Jan. 4.

Mountain View County council has approved the purchase of four water tankers for the Carstairs, Cremona, Didsbury and Olds fire departments at a total cost of $1,757,176 from Rocky Mountain Phoenix.

The Olds Community Chorus choral singing group is gearing up for the 2019 season in a number of exciting ways, including putting out a call for new members, says board secretary and vocalist Chantal Wagner.

Although carbon monoxide monitors are not currently installed in Chinook’s Edge schools, the division’s board of trustees is expected to discuss whether the devices should be put in place, says superintendent Kurt Sacher.

CARSTAIRS -- A trio of brazen thieves broke into Broken Wrench Automotive in the early morning hours on Jan. 31 in Carstairs and stole a laptop computer and an F-150 truck, said owner Ryan Pelletier.